Jerry Morales
[edit] Biography
Jerry Morales (Julio Ruben (Torres) Morales) was born on February 18, 1949 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1969 for the San Diego Padres. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 4 home runs and 18 RBI. Morales played for the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Jerry Morales's best season was 1974, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 82 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| SD
| N
| 19
| 41
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 6
| .195
| .283
| .317
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| 28
| 58
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 4
| .155
| .197
| .241
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| 12
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .118
| .211
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 115
| 347
| 38
| 83
| 4
| 18
| .239
| .307
| .357
| 15
| 7
| 35
| 54
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 5
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 122
| 388
| 47
| 109
| 9
| 34
| .281
| .325
| .420
| 23
| 2
| 27
| 55
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 14
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 151
| 534
| 70
| 146
| 15
| 82
| .273
| .330
| .423
| 21
| 7
| 46
| 63
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 15
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 153
| 578
| 62
| 156
| 12
| 91
| .270
| .328
| .369
| 21
| 0
| 50
| 65
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 14
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 140
| 537
| 66
| 147
| 16
| 67
| .274
| .323
| .395
| 17
| 0
| 41
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 20
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 136
| 490
| 56
| 142
| 11
| 69
| .290
| .348
| .447
| 34
| 5
| 43
| 75
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 130
| 457
| 44
| 109
| 4
| 46
| .239
| .288
| .341
| 19
| 8
| 33
| 44
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 13
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 129
| 440
| 50
| 93
| 14
| 56
| .211
| .260
| .364
| 23
| 1
| 30
| 56
| 2
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 15
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 94
| 193
| 19
| 49
| 3
| 30
| .254
| .293
| .347
| 7
| 1
| 13
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 84
| 245
| 27
| 70
| 1
| 25
| .286
| .343
| .339
| 6
| 2
| 22
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 65
| 116
| 14
| 33
| 4
| 30
| .284
| .333
| .440
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 87
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 11
| .195
| .253
| .299
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1312
| 4088
| 466
| 1080
| 81
| 514
| .264
| .318
| .384
| 176
| 35
| 336
| 511
| 12
| 18
| 27
| 33
| 109
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 129
| 440
| 50
| 93
| 14
| 56
| .211
| .260
| .364
| 23
| 1
| 30
| 56
| 2
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 1441
| 4528
| 516
| 1173
| 95
| 570
| .259
| .313
| .382
| 199
| 36
| 366
| 567
| 14
| 20
| 37
| 33
| 124
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| SD
| N
| OF
| 19
| 11
| 107
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| LF
| 10
| 3
| 33.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| CF
| 9
| 7
| 64.2
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| OF
| 26
| 14
| 144.2
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| LF
| 23
| 11
| 119.2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 17.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| OF
| 7
| 4
| 40.2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| RF
| 12
| 10
| 95.1
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| CF
| 55
| 49
| 473
| 138
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| LF
| 36
| 23
| 226.1
| 54
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| OF
| 96
| 82
| 794.2
| 214
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| CF
| 52
| 50
| 410.2
| 126
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| LF
| 29
| 19
| 207.1
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| OF
| 101
| 89
| 817.1
| 214
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| RF
| 27
| 20
| 199.1
| 42
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 143
| 132
| 1183
| 266
| 5
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 30
| 27
| 241
| 66
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 81
| 70
| 637.2
| 144
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 42
| 35
| 304.1
| 52
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 23
| 17
| 154.1
| 40
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 151
| 147
| 1301.1
| 273
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 136
| 130
| 1147
| 240
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 9
| 4
| 42.1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 136
| 135
| 1209.1
| 273
| 12
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 133
| 131
| 1167
| 255
| 12
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 6
| 1
| 18.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 128
| 122
| 1091
| 247
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 125
| 120
| 1056.1
| 244
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| RF
| 94
| 85
| 751
| 155
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| CF
| 34
| 34
| 300
| 98
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| OF
| 126
| 119
| 1051
| 254
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| RF
| 87
| 75
| 669.2
| 129
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| DH
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| CF
| 22
| 15
| 147.1
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| OF
| 119
| 106
| 958
| 206
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| LF
| 18
| 16
| 141
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| RF
| 7
| 2
| 32
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| OF
| 63
| 39
| 394.2
| 107
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| CF
| 55
| 37
| 357.2
| 107
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 72
| 55
| 540
| 142
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 8
| 2
| 44
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 49
| 43
| 397
| 111
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 17
| 10
| 99
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 42
| 21
| 235.1
| 72
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 36
| 19
| 210.1
| 64
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 17
| 6
| 63.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 10
| 6
| 57.2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 29
| 12
| 125
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 247
| 160
| 1570.1
| 332
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 510
| 429
| 3921.1
| 1079
| 28
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1258
| 1088
| 9993
| 2357
| 73
| 43
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 563
| 499
| 4501.1
| 926
| 38
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (June 23, 1966).
- Selected by San Diego Padres from New York Mets (16th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick (November 7, 1973).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Steve Swisher and cash to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dave Rader and Hector Cruz (December 8, 1977).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Aurelio Lopez to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bob Sykes and Jack Murphy (December 4, 1978).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Phil Mankowski to New York Mets in exchange for Richie Hebner (October 31, 1979).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1980).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (February 17, 1981).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (September 30, 1983).
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